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Parliamentary Committee backs single digital 'window' for Australian trade

Australia has poor trade data, so the committee has recommended the government fix its disparate information and consolidate it into a 'single window' view. ...
Meet Amazon's new Echo devices and Alexa hardware: Prices, features, release dates

Amazon has announced several -- and we do mean several -- new Alexa devices for you to consider. Here's what you need to know, including what they can do and when you can buy them. ...
New Echo devices and more: Everything Amazon announced

Wall clock? Microwave? Amazon expands its line of Alexa-enabled devices while refreshing its smart speaker lineup.

MIT ups the ante in getting one AI to teach another

Researchers at MIT used two machine learning networks working in tandem to improve speech processing via image recognition, an example of "multi-modal" training where vision and ...
Harvesting marijuana with robots is hard. Here's how one company figured it out.

The legal hemp industry is booming. Like many commercial ag sectors, automation is coming.
ASIC gets serious about ICO crackdown

The corporate regulator said it stopped five initial coin offerings going ahead, taking further action on an already completed ICO.

AFP analysing sensitive data without accessing the unpleasant truth

Data61 created Data Airlock to help the Australian Federal Police analyse its data while staying separate from the often confronting detail.
Telstra CTO unveils cells on wings

The Telstra Labs team has been working on developing and trialling drones as flying mobile base stations to be used in natural disaster-impacted areas. ...
Robots in the battlefield: Georgia Tech professor thinks AI can play a vital role

To Professor Ronald C Arkin, technology can and must play a role in minimising the collateral damage of civilians in war zones, but not without regulation. ...

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